diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/n8/n8n/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/n8/n8n/package.nix
index a58b42c53cd1..2b2ffc2aeec3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/n8/n8n/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/n8/n8n/package.nix
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     pnpm --ignore-scripts prune --prod
     find -type f \( -name "*.ts" -o -name "*.map" \) -exec rm -rf {} +
     rm -rf node_modules/.pnpm/{typescript*,prettier*}
+    shopt -s globstar
+    # https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues/3645
+    find node_modules packages/**/node_modules -xtype l -delete
 
     echo "Removed non-deterministic and unnecessary files"
   '';